Two new school board members were elected in Santa Rosa County, and one incumbent retained her seat as Districts 1, 3 and 5 were up for grabs in Tuesday's primary election.

Carol Boston won a close District 3 race against Kenny Long, receiving 51.4 percent of the votes with 16,304 ballots cast in her favor, compared to Long's 48.5 percent and 15,394.

Boston, now heading into her second term, was elected in 2014 after advancing to a run-off and defeating Jim Taylor with 13,498 more votes.

"I'm grateful and elated that the voters of Santa Rosa County have chosen me to serve on the school board for another four years. I take the trust the voters have placed in me very seriously," Boston said Tuesday night. "I look forward to working with the other board members as we strive to provide exceptional learning opportunities to all of our students."

Linda Sanborn(Photo: Linda Sanborn campaign)

Linda Sanborn will represent the District 1 school board seat after winning easily over Roderick Gracey. Sanborn earned 63.2 percent of the votes, compared to Gracey's 36.8 percent. Sanborn received 8,410 more votes than her opposing candidate.

Sanborn will take the seat vacated by Diane Scott, who announced in April that she would not run for re-election. Scott previously served three terms and had represented District 1 since 2006. The recently retired Sanborn taught for 35 years in the public school system, including 28 years in Santa Rosa County.

Wei Ueberschaer unseated Scott Peden in District 5 in another tight race in which Ueberschaer won by less than 2,000 votes. Ueberschaer won with 52.8 percent of the votes, compared to Peden's 47.1 percent.

"I'm grateful for the support of the Santa Rosa County voters," Ueberschaer said Tuesday night. "I'm going to work very hard for the students and the teachers and the support staff of the county and just make sure that we have the best education system for our students."

Peden served two terms in Santa Rosa County after being initially elected in 2010. He was re-elected in 2014, when he ran unopposed.

Posted!

A link has been posted to your Facebook feed.

Buy Photo

92-year-old Violet Glover gets into her car after voting at the 64th Precinct's Cokesbury United Methodist church location on 9th Avenue in Pensacola on Tuesday, August 28, 2018. Glover says that "Voting is a privilege and I have never failed to vote." Gregg Pachkowski/gregg@pnj.com

Pensacola Mayorial candidates Drew Buchanan is joined on the campaign trail by this dog as he campaigns for last-minute votes outside the Vickery Center on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018. Tony Giberson/tgiberson@pnj.com